verb, noun
verb [V]
1 to make a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space:
Water gurgled through the pipes. * The water made a gurgling noise as it ran down the drain. * a gurgling stream
2 if a baby gurgles, it makes a noise in its throat when it is happy:
The baby gurgled happily. * She gurgled with laughter.
Part of speech: noun
1 a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space
2 the sound that babies make in the throat, especially when they are happy:
The baby gave a little gurgle of laughter.
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